Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Kernodle A, Nejim B, Locham S, Hicks C, Malas M. Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 68: 153-160. PMID: 29276108, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsAcute graft failureAutogenous conduitGraft failureProsthetic conduitBypass surgeryHemodialysis patientsAssociated with higher patencyLimb salvagePrimary assisted patencySex-based outcomesInfrainguinal bypass surgeryLower extremity bypass surgeryCox regression analysisPatient survival ratesRisk-adjusted analysisUnited States Renal Data SystemCritical limb ischemiaAssisted patencySecondary patencyConduit usePrimary patencySurgical outcomesNo significant differenceKaplan-MeierComparing patientsRacial disparities after infrainguinal bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Wang S, Locham S, Faateh M, Nejim B, Malas M. Racial disparities after infrainguinal bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 66: 1163-1174. PMID: 28647200, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlack or African AmericanBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProcess Assessment, Health CarePropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular PatencyWhite PeopleConceptsInfrainguinal bypass surgeryGraft failureHD patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseLimb salvageBypass surgeryEvaluate long-term graft patencyArtery diseaseWhite patientsGraft patencyBlack patientsSurgical treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseLong-term graft failurePrimary assisted patencyAcute graft failureCox regression analysisLong-term mortalityLong-term graft patencyAll-cause mortalityLimb lossTreatment of peripheral arterial diseasePopliteal-tibial bypassAssisted patencyPrimary patencySecondary patency